Michelle Lujan Grisham
born 1959Governor of New Mexico since 2019
Famous people · White Rock
Born near White Rock: 27 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Michelle Lujan Grisham, from Los Alamos, 7 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in White Rock. The longest list of any town in New Mexico belongs to Albuquerque, with 51. After Albuquerque, the next longest list in New Mexico is Santa Fe’s, with 42.
Born nearby
27
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Michelle Lujan Grisham
Best known
Michelle Lujan Grisham
in 38 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about White Rock’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near White Rock
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Maria Martinez
1887–1980Native American potter 1887-1980
Julian Martinez
1879–1943San Ildefonso painter and potter from New Mexico
Nora Naranjo-Morse
born 1953K'apovi (Santa Clara Pueblo) potter and poet
Pablita Velarde
1918–2006K'apovi (Santa Clara Pueblo) painter and illustrator
Adrian Grenier
born 1976American actor, director, producer, musician
Jacobo de la Serna
born 1965American ceramic artist, Spanish Colonial scholar, and painter
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is White Rock and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (17)
- Michelle Lujan Grisham: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Ray Luján: Office of Congressman Ben Ray Lujan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lori Nelson: Max Factor, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Walt: Maarten, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexandr Wang: Village Global, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maria Martinez: Wesley Bradfield, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Manuel Lujan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Tipton: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Cordero: Tom Pich, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Kirk: Shuhei S from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patricia D. Lopez: Pattylopez, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julian Martinez: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pablita Velarde: Photograph by Chris Judson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Satya Rhodes-Conway: US Department of Labor, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth J. Gonzales: United States Department of Justice, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Awa Tsireh: Enos Studio (Life time: unknown), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eppie Archuleta: Tom Pich, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons